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Class Methods @classmethod

In Python, a class method is a method that is bound to the class and not the
instance of the class. This means that it operates on the class itself, rather than
on an instance of the class.
A class method is defined using the @classmethod decorator, followed by a
method that takes the class itself as its first argument, conventionally named cls.
When we go to access instance method data use self key-word, but in class
method we use cls key-word in class method
By using class method you can overload instance method __ init __()
In case of class method, there is no need to create an object of class, we cass
access directly like tes = Test.add()
Class variable can be called without creating class object

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1 class Test:
2 a = 20
3 b = 30
4 c = 49
5 @classmethod
6 def add(cls): # cls it mean th
7 return cls.a+cls.b

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1 obj = Test()

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1 obj.a = 30

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1 obj.add()

Out[4]:

50

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1 tes = Test.add() # Access class met

2 tes

Out[5]:

50

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You can't call method without class object

You can call class method without creating class object

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1 class Calculator:
2 def __init__(self, a,b): #ins
3 self.a = a
4 self.b = b
5 def Sub(self): #met
6 return self.a-self.b
7 @classmethod
8 def Sum(cls, a, b): #cla
9 return a+b
10 @classmethod
11 def Mul(cls, a, b): #cla
12 return a*b

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1 obj = Calculator(7,8) # Create class o

2 obj.Sub() # calling a meth

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-1

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1 Calculator.Sum(2,3) # Calling class me

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1 Calculator.Mul(5,6) # Calling class me

Out[9]:

30

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Add a external or out sider function as a class method in a class

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1 class Company:
2 def __init__(self, product):
3 self.product = product
4 def company_name(self,name):
5 return name
6

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1 obj = Company('Laptop')

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1 obj.company_name('Lenovo')

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'Lenovo'

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1 obj.product

Out[13]:

'Laptop'

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1 def product_model(cls, model):

2 print( 'Product model is : ', model)

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1 # product_model('Year')

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1 Company.product_model = classmethod(product_model) # classmethod

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1 Company.product_model('XFGRT-5689')

Product model is : XFGRT-5689

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1 def battery_capacity(cls, battery):

2 print('Number of battery is : ', battery)

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1 battery_capacity('2 pc') # call function

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TypeError Traceback (mos
t recent call last)
~\AppData\Local\Temp\ipykernel_12336\441683511.py in <mo
dule>
----> 1 battery_capacity('2 pc') # call funct
ion

TypeError: battery_capacity() missing 1 required positio

nal argument: 'battery'

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1 Company.battery_capacity = classmethod(battery_capacity)

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1 Company.battery_capacity(['GH-45','YU-89'])

Number of battery is : ['GH-45', 'YU-89']

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Delete methods from class

del key-word
delattr(class_name, 'class_method') # class method will use as string

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1 obj = Company('HP')

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1 obj.product

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'HP'

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1 Company.product_model('HGTY-5896')

Product model is : HGTY-5896

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1 del Company.product_model # delete product_

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1 Company.product_model('HGTY-5896') # class method doe

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AttributeError Traceback (mos
t recent call last)
~\AppData\Local\Temp\ipykernel_12336\3874234762.py in <m
odule>
----> 1 Company.product_model('HGTY-5896')
# class method does not exist

AttributeError: type object 'Company' has no attribute

'product_model'

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1 Company.battery_capacity('2 PC')

Number of battery is : 2 PC

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1 delattr(Company, 'battery_capacity')

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1 Company.battery_capacity('2 PC')

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AttributeError Traceback (mos
t recent call last)
~\AppData\Local\Temp\ipykernel_12336\2424357768.py in <m
odule>
----> 1 Company.battery_capacity('2 PC')

AttributeError: type object 'Company' has no attribute

'battery_capacity'

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1 from IPython.display import display, HTML

2 display(HTML("<style>.container { width:80% !important; }</style>"

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